2011 CTTC Service AwardLeonard J. Cimini Jr. for his editorial service, including being the founding Editor-in-Chief of the JSAC Wireless Communication Series which became the Transactions on Wireless Communications.

2010 CTTC Service AwardRichard D. Gitlin for his active involvement in the leadership of the Communication Theory Committee and organization of a Communication Theory Workshop.Larry Milstein for his active and continued involvement in the leadership of the Communication Theory Committee and editorial service including being editor-in-chief of the Journal on Selected Areas in Communication.

2009 CTTC Service AwardRaymond L. Pickholtz for his continuous and active involvement in the leadership of the Communication Theory Committee and for his dedication and leadership in organizing and running the Communication Theory Workshop over a many-year period.Yeheskel Bar-Ness for his sustained leadership of the Communication Theory Committee, for his leadership in organizing the first Communication Theory Mini-Conference at a major conference and for his leadership in founding IEEE Communications Letters and serving as its inaugural Editor-in-Chief.

2006 CTTC Service AwardRobert Lucky, Jack Salz, and Donald Schilling for their vision in initiating the Communication Theory Workshop and their long-standing service and contributions to the communication theory community.

Award

A recognition plaque.

Basis For Judging

The award will recognize members of the Communication Theory Technical Committee (CTTC) of the IEEE Communications Society who have a distinguished record of service to the CTTC community, including CTTC symposia and workshop organization, leadership roles within the CTTC, and promoting CTTC activities and interests in the broader research community.

Presentation

Annually, at GLOBECOM, or by request the Communication Theory Workshop or ICC. No more than two awards will be given per year.

Nominations

Nomination packages consist of a one page nominating statement by the individual nominating the candidate, the candidate’s curriculum vitae and up to three letters of support (each no longer than a page). All documents should be combined into a single pdf file. The nomination package can be submitted here. For 2018, nominations are due on July 31, 2018; in subsequent years, nominations will be due on June 30 of the year the award is to be made. Current CTTC Awards Committee members and CTTC leadership (chair, vice-chair and secretary) cannot be nominated.